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WW forum: ‘Building solidarity in the Philippines’
By
Workers World New York bureau
Published Aug 14, 2011 10:03 PM
Workers World Party held a forum Aug. 6 in New York City on the theme
“Eyewitness: Building Solidarity in the Philippines.” The meeting
featured three speakers who attended three important conferences in the
Philippines in early July.
Melanie Dulfo, from Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment, spoke on the First
General Assembly of the International Women’s Alliance. Monica Moorehead,
a Women’s Fightback Network organizer and member of the newly formed IWA
executive council, spoke on the deplorable conditions facing the Filipino
people and the heroic resistance taking place in the Philippines. Lucy Pagoada,
a Popular National Resistance Front in Honduras delegate, spoke on the
International Migrant Alliance conference.
Moorehead showed footage of her visit to Kaingin Bukid, a poor urban area in
Quezon City.
Also on the program was Teresa Gutierrez, a co-coordinator of the May 1st
Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights, who called for solidarity with
Guinean-born housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo. Diallo brought rape charges against
former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Roccio
Silverio, an International Action Center volunteer and Food Is a Right Campaign
organizer, spoke on the local campaign to roll back food stamp cuts.
A strong delegation from the Filipino organization FiRE attended the meeting.
To hear all the talks, go to workers.org.
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